The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-27
RAILROAD DISASTERS.
Four Accidents With Fatal Be
suits in One Day.
Tive Trains Wrecked By an Ex-
plosion Of Giant Powder.

Four railroad accidents, with fatal results
in each instance, occurred on Monday. Two
miles north of Dubuque, Ia, two passenger
trains coHided on the curve, and the two
gineers and one fireman were instantly killed
the other fireman and brakeman dying
during the forenoon Charles Fales one OF
the deSt.engineerS on the road, was on the
engine of the south-bOund train, and Elmer
Winchester on the north bound train. Wr1
Richmond and Edward Cummings were the
two firenen, and all lived in Dubuque John
Pernity, of Milwaukee, brakeman ON the
nOrth-bOElnd train, was among theskilled- He
was riding on the eng inc so as to open the
switch al Peru, three mikes beyond, and the
regular meeting place of the two trains. j.
j. OBrien, express messenger, and one of the
postal clerks were badly shaken up, tbut
not seriously hurt. None of the passengers
were injured, beyond a few bruises
except Richard Wright, Of Holy Gross, who
coming to Dubuque. He was injured in
the back, but not dangerously The two en-
gines were badly wrecked and were thrown
into shaPeless mass.
terrible accident occurred on the REM
sylvania Railroad, near Mocanaqua, the
same evening. The train dispatcher at Hay
port gave orders for a freight train to pro-
coed south He had forgotten that freight
train coming north was about dUe. Thetrain
proceeded south, and when nearing long
curve at lEetreat the two engines came in
collision The engineers and tremen jumped
and escaped unhurt. The train c0ming2north
pulled, besides other freight four cars of
giant powder. The collision caused the
powder to explode with terrific force,
setting fire TO the cars. The farmers for
miles around fastened to the scene and
fought the flames with earth and what
water they could procure. The cars were
shattered INFO kindling wood. The force of
the explosion can be imagined siAlce some
of the rolling stock was found quarter, of a
mile distant from the scene of the explosion.
Louis Metz, Ellwood Shark and James
keene, all hrakemer, were buried in the
wreck. They were all fatally injured. Both
engines rolled down the embankment and are
totally wrecked.
A collision, occurred at four o'clock In the
morning near Forest, Ohio, on the Pittsburg
Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad. The first
section of freight train broke down, and
the second section collided with it, killing
John BOuch, fireman of the second
section. ThereRere several cars of oil in the
second section and they caught fire, and
soon the entire fore part of the train was
were endeavOring to subdue the fire car
loaded with dynamite exploded, destroying
several cars, tearing up the track, and injur-
ing the engineer Of the second section and
enc tramp.
The fast day express over the indianapolis
and St Louis Railway was wrecked near
Fern station, about forty-five miles west of
Indianapolis The wreck was caused by the
Breaking of wheel under the rear truck of the
locomotive. The entire train, except the
sleeping car. left the track. and the engineer
and fireman, named Reddington, father and
son, were killed. The elder RedGington, en-
gneer, found with his hand upon the
throttle. The passengers escaped.